I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Shire, Saving, Conflict, Change, Humor
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“Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Sacrifice, Loyalty, Family, Battle, Courage
J. R. R. Tolkien Sacrifice, Loyalty, Family, Battle, Courage“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Value, Cheer, Gold, Simplicity, Happiness
J. R. R. Tolkien Value, Cheer, Gold, Simplicity, Happiness“It is ever so with the things that Men begin: there is a frost in Spring, or a blight in Summer, and they fail of their promise.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Men, Failure, Seasons, Promise, Hope
J. R. R. Tolkien Men, Failure, Seasons, Promise, Hope“If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Middle-earth, Nature, Wonder, Earth, Delight
J. R. R. Tolkien Middle-earth, Nature, Wonder, Earth, Delight“And yet, Eomer, I say to you that she loves you more truly than me, for you she loves and knows; but in me she loves only a shadow and a thought: a hope of glory and great deeds, and lands far from the fields of Rohan. – Aragorn to Eomer, of Eowyn.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Love, Sacrifice, Glory, Truth, Identity
J. R. R. Tolkien Love, Sacrifice, Glory, Truth, Identity“The grey-rain curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Rain, Shores, Sunrise, Vision, Beauty
J. R. R. Tolkien Rain, Shores, Sunrise, Vision, Beauty“Your lullaby would waken a drunken goblin!” J. R. R. Tolkien
Lullaby, Humor, Goblins, Sleep, Entertainment
J. R. R. Tolkien Lullaby, Humor, Goblins, Sleep, Entertainment“Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand– that and such hope as I bring.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Courage, Hope, Storm, Defense, Strength
J. R. R. Tolkien Courage, Hope, Storm, Defense, Strength“For he was a gentle heart and a great king and kept his oaths; and he rose out of the shadows to a last fair morning.” J. R. R. Tolkien
King, Honor, Oaths, Courage, Legacy
J. R. R. Tolkien King, Honor, Oaths, Courage, Legacy“The chief purpose of life, for any of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Purpose, Faith, Knowledge, Gratitude, Growth
J. R. R. Tolkien Purpose, Faith, Knowledge, Gratitude, Growth“True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Courage, Mercy, Strength, Compassion, Restraint
J. R. R. Tolkien Courage, Mercy, Strength, Compassion, Restraint“Then Elrond and Galadriel rode on; for the Third Age was over and the Days of the Rings were passed and an end was come of the story and song of those times.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Elrond, Galadriel, End, Age, Legacy
J. R. R. Tolkien Elrond, Galadriel, End, Age, Legacy“There is little or no magic about them, except the ordinary everyday sort which helps them to disappear quietly and quickly when large stupid folk like you and me come blundering along, making a noise like elephants which they can hear a mile off.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Magic, Ordinary, Disappearance, Humor, Elves
J. R. R. Tolkien Magic, Ordinary, Disappearance, Humor, Elves“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape?” J. R. R. Tolkien
Fantasy, Escape, Duty, War, Adventure
J. R. R. Tolkien Fantasy, Escape, Duty, War, Adventure“For behold! the storm comes, and now all friends should gather together, lest each singly be destroyed.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Unity, Friendship, Resilience, Strength, Adversity
J. R. R. Tolkien Unity, Friendship, Resilience, Strength, Adversity“If this nice friendliness would spread out in Mordor, half our trouble would be over.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Friendliness, Mordor, Conflict, Change, Hope
J. R. R. Tolkien Friendliness, Mordor, Conflict, Change, Hope“For the less even as for the greater there is some deed that he may accomplish but once only; and in that deed his heart shall rest.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Deed, Heart, Accomplishment, Fate, Purpose
J. R. R. Tolkien Deed, Heart, Accomplishment, Fate, Purpose“Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention on to any little corner of it, the received notions and ideas seem to crumple up and fall to pieces - as far as language goes, at any rate.” J. R. R. Tolkien
Language, Middle English, Exploration, Knowledge, Linguistics
J. R. R. Tolkien Language, Middle English, Exploration, Knowledge, Linguistics